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ər noun
1.
Also called harvest mite, redbug. the six-legged larva of a mite of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates, sucking blood and causing severe itching and acting as a vector of scrub typhus and other infectious diseases.
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| 1. | (US), (Canadian) chigoe, Also called: redbug the parasitic larva of any of various free-living mites of the family Trombidiidae, which causes intense itching of human skin |
| 2. | another name for the chigoe |
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Word Origin & History
chigger
1756, from W.Indies chigoe (1668), possibly from Carib, or of African origin (cf. Wolof and Yoruba jiga "insect").
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
chigger (chĭg'ər)
n.
The six-legged larva of mites of the family Trombiculidae, parasitic on humans and other vertebrates and inflicting a bite that produces a wheal accompanied by intense itching. Also called harvest bug, harvest mite, jigger, red bug.
Chigoe.
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Example sentences
To ease the pain and itching of chigger bites, rub with a moist aspirin tablet.
If not dislodged, the chigger will feed for several days.
Treating clothing and shoes with a repellant may also help prevent tick and chigger bites.
Polyvinyl alcohol with lacto-phenol, a mounting and clearing medium for chigger mites.
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